I am pleased to announce to you tonight a Steering Committee for Salt Lake Solutions that represents some of our finest community leaders:

Scott Anderson, President of Zions Bank

Community Advocate Pamela Atkinson

Michael Bassis, President of Westminster College

Salt Lake Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Lane Beattie

Chuck Chappell, Chair of the Wasatch Front Regional Council

Salt Lake County Mayor Peter Corroon

Bill Crim, Executive Director of United Way of Utah

Director of the State Department of Community and Culture and former Salt Lake City Mayor Palmer DePaulis

Kristie Fink, Executive Director of the Coalition for Civic, Character and Service Learning

Dave Livermore, Executive Director of the Nature Conservancy

Bruce Reese, President and CEO of Bonneville International Corporation

University of Utah President Michael Young

One of the first Salt Lake Solutions community projects will emerge in the Euclid neighborhood of our city. In that neighborhood, there is a beautiful historic Victorian home — the Fisher Mansion — built on the bank of the Jordan River. The city acquired the property through a purchase to complete a segment of the Jordan River Trail.

The Fisher Mansion project potentially meets multiple community objectives: advancing historic preservation, tying together our waterways and urban trails network, expanding cultural offerings, showcasing environmental stewardship, and offering public access via bus from TRAX and a bike path. Ultimately, this facility offers a great opportunity for our city, neighborhood residents, visitors and local businesses.

Our initial assessment has determined that the project does indeed meet community objectives. Public and private partners for the Fisher Mansion Project will soon be identified. This group may include The Poplar Grove Community Council, historic preservationists, patrons of the Jordan River, the Utah Department of Transportation, and the Arts Council.

This group will meet together and come to an agreement on process and their objectives, standards of conduct, and principles they will apply to the project. The group will consider alternatives and then agree on recommendations for the use of the property.

These Salt Lake Solutions Partners are the people who make it all happen. They reach a Partnership Agreement outlining their individual commitments and a project timeline, and dreams become reality.